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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Bar. Steven" <skylegalchember1@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:00:33 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY


DEAR MS JOLAN FREIITZ,
GREETINGS, CODIALY SEND THE TAX FEE TO THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENTS OF CHINA, TO ENEBLE THE ICBC BANK FINALISE YOUR TRANSFER FUND OF USD$500,000 TO YOUR BANK A/C IN GERMANY. PLEASE NOTIFY OUR OFFICE AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE TAX FEE TODAY OR TOMMORROW .CONSIQUENTLY, OUR OFFICE WILL BE PLEASED TO RECIEVE GIFT FROM YOU IMMEDIATELLY YOU CONFIRM THE FUND. THIS IS FOR ALL OUR MODULES AND SERVICE RENDERED AS REGARDS THE PROCESS OF YOUR AWARD . THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATIONS . CONGRATULATIONS !BEST REGARDS ,BAR. STEVEN CHUINGPHONE: + 66 1 362 0335--- On Fri 10/13, Jolan Freiitz &lt; jolanfreiitz95@mozartmail.info &gt; wrote:From: Jolan Freiitz [mailto: jolanfreiitz95@mozartmail.info]To: skylegalchember1@excite.comDate: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:00:32 -0700Subject: Re: Transfer slipThank you for your email.I confirm the receipt of a transfer into my bank account but the amountreceived was only 122.500 Euro. In words, it is one hundred andtwenty-two thousand and five hundred Euro. Is
this from you or from theDeutsche Klassenlotterie which I also play?I will wait for a comprehensive answer from you.Ms FreiitzEvery Legend Has Its Dark Side. http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp14.htm

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